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Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-10-06

TAKING IMMIGRANTS FROM A PLAGUE SHIP
quarantine regulations The inquiry was
answered to the popular satisfaction
New York's quarantine is as good as the
best, and its success for the past thirty
years is really phenomenal When we
consider that three-fourths or more of the
immigrants come to this port; that they
come in all sorts Of conditions as to dirt
and disease, and that over 1000 vessels of
all kinds arrive in year, more than !, 200
of them from ports where yellow fever is
possible at any time and probable during
six months of the year, the success in ex-
Guiding disease Seems most gratifying
Dr. Smith, the present health officer Of
the port has delightful place of resi-
dence on the eastern shore of Staten
Island, six miles from the south end Of
the city; and thence he can reach either
the station or the hospitals in q few
minutes by his swift boat His trying
period is in summer, to shut out cholera
and yellow fever; but there is enough to
do at oil seasons, as the smallpox is
usually worst in winter, and the immi-
grants who bring it are the worst Of their
class to deal with. Every vessel entering
the port must be boarded, and every one
on board inspected. If from yellow fever
port, tho inspection is severe; the hold
and the officer is in no way bound by the
fact that the vessel brings o "clean bill of
health" He has at command deputies
and sailors, steam tug and rowboat,
policeman, clerk and other assistants,
and oil must be ready for action day or
night, as passengers, crew and officers
are naturally In frantic haste to
get up to the city and in
humor to look on quarantine as q nuis-
ance, any how. Down the bay, on two
small islands, are two commodious hospi
tails for the sick; and at the regular
quarantine station the suspected" must
wait till the doctor is satisfied that they
are free from infection. This station Is on
Hoffman Island, the nearer to Staten of
the two islands above mentioned The
buildings are substantial enough, but far
from inviting-indeed they look unpleas-
antly like those warehouses turned into
military prisons which were common dur
ing the war. The hospital buildings
proper look much less substantial, but
they are very comfortable inside. The in
coming vessels are stopped and boarded
by the health officer just opposite those
islands, and on a clear day it is anything
but pleasant to the passengers to be told
they must wait an indefinite period when
they can look nOrthward through the Mar
rows on such u lovely view. Before them,
in attractive panorama, are the shores of
Staten Island on the west, and Of Coney
and Long Islands on the east, while over
the bright waters of the upper bay they
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west Of that good grazing country, and
then the mountains and British Columbia
In our own territory the Southern or
Texas Pacific was the first favored, and
was the particular pet" of Jefferson
Davis when secretary of war. We bought
part Of the region 1t traverses, under the
Gadsden treaty of 1858, only because "the
level Of the ella was the natural route
for a transcontinental railway" The
war ruined the scheme, apparently. Yet
1t was revived in 1875 and tine road was
completed In 1881. It Is already the "a
vorite route for winter and spring. The
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe runs
through rather the toughest region Of
any, traversing about 1000 miles of al
most unbrokcn mountain and desert,
from the Rio Grande to the valleys OF
California west of the Sierras. Yet It
probably has more startling curiosities ON
Its line than any other ROUTE The scenery
is Of the grand and extremely rugged type
the bare mountains, the deep ragged
canyons and the rocky plateaus have the
awful impressiveness Of desolation. Such
are the main lines only. The connections
include many thousand miles of rail, and
are stimulating trade and development
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-10-06
FROM SEA TO SEA.
THE PACIFIC RAILROADS As A
PRESENT OPERATED.

Map Showing tho Lines Of the Central
and Onion. the Southern. the North
ern, the Canadian and Other Lines Of
Rail Connecting the Two Oceans.
Twenty-seven years ago Richard r.
Burton, the noted British traveller, crossed
the North American continent and did as
up in the usual style Of the Englishman
before the war. While he found fault
with all our institutions Except Brigham
Young-with him ne formed a strange
friendship, his choicest sarcasm was
poured upon our dream of Pacific rail-
road" He ridiculed the party plat
forms of 1855, which approved the scheme;
and at the end of q months visit in Utah,
on taking leave Of Brigham Young, he
family conceded that "such railroad
may possibly be built in the next GEN.
tury." Eight years and some months
after that oracular utterance the last spike
was driven at Promontory Point, on the
Central road; and now we have five great
lines across the continent, with connec-
tons at each end and across the middle,
which practically give US choice Of two
more. The impossible has been accom-
plished; and when the future Macaulay
sums up on this age, the great railroads
over the plains and mountains will be the
subject Of his most brilliant chapter.
The British have had their laugh on US,
too; for we as confidently predicted that
the Canadian Pacific could never be sue
cessfully operated, yet our northern
neighbors have complete connection from
Nova Scotia to Puget sounds, 800 miles
and winter travel on that line is
scarcely more INSTRUCTED than on our Cen
frs AI.o< ~.
lower altitude of mountain passes fully
offsets the great cold of the far north
As one leaves central Colorado the coun-
try slopes gently toward the north and
the mountains sink much more rapidly
than the plains. Thus the Marshall pass
on the Denver and Rio Grande railroad Is
1,200 feet above the sea and the highest
pass on the South Park branch Of the
Union Pacific is II $50 feet. Thence the
mountains fall off SO rapidly toward the
north that Sherman, the highest depot on
the Union Central Pacific, Is but 1885
feet high; Bozeman pass, the highest on
the Northern Pacific, $50, and Kicking
Horse pass, highest on the Canadian
Pacific, $3.50 feet. But the last has a
still greater advantage-it is nearer the
Pacific ocean than Sherman or Bohemian,
and the so called Chinook winds" melt
the snow in the pass while the fields of
middle Dakota are still in wintry white.
The Rocky mountains continue to de-
crease in elevation till one nears Alaska;
then they rise rapidly, in awful grandeur,
till Mount St. Elias rears its summit
10000 feet, 1000 feet higher than Popo-
catapetl--so the highest point of the
longest mountain chain in the world Is
now in United States territory, and the
old Biographies which credited it to
Mexico are obsolete.
The Union Central Pacific was the first
OF these great lines completed. The COM
pound name arises from the fact that con-
gress authorized the Central Pacific of
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California to build eastward and the
Union Pacific of Nebraska to build west
ward till they met, each road to have
mileage subsidy and land grant for the
distance it constructed the road They
met Mt Promontory Point, q spur of the
Idaho mountains, which runs down into
the Great Salt lake of Utah; and there, on
the 10th of May, 1869, the celebrated
last spike was driven with silver
hammer, with imposing ceremonies, In
Guiding prayer, some fairly good oratory
and n deal of very bad poetry. AS the
country has happily forgotten all that
was said and read there, let us not revive
the agony. The two roads soon after
agreed to put their junction at the
old Mormon town OF Ogden, east Of
the lake, and in time they passed
under one management. Both corpora
tons began their great work in the darkest
period of the civil war, and completed it
during the era Of highest prices and the
flood tide Of greenbacks and speculation.
The cost therefore was enormous and the
legislative scandals fearful-all the latter
just now recalled to memory by the recent
investigation by the Pacific railway COM
mission. The road starts at Omaha and
after entering the Platte valley enters ON
o long incline of 500 miles, averaging a
ger is higher than the tops of the Allie
ghanies before he gets in sight Of the
Rockies, without Observing the ascent.
From Cheyenne to Sherman the rise Is
very rapid, and thence to the summit of
the Wasatch the road is on a ridge or
plateau, crossing occasional ridges; from
Wasatch, second highest point on the line,
it dcscends rapidly $500 feet to the shore
of Salt Lake, and then crosses near COO
miles Of desert and low rocky ridge to the
Sierra Nevada, where the highest station
Is but little over 1000 feet.
The Northern Pacific was next in time.
Completely crushed by tho great panic of
1873, the projectors waited patiently till
the revival OF business; then reorganized,
completed the line, and actually bought
the old bonds, which were considered
worthless for while, up to para flnan-
cial success without parallel. Duluth, the
starting poin. on Lake Superior, is but COO
feet above the sea, and the road encoun-
tiers but slight elevations till it reaches the
heart of the Rocky mountains; but expert
ence has shown that winter travel on it is
but little more obstructed than on moro
southern roads. A great advantage is
found in the fact that the road traverses
very little alkali land, the dust of tho
soda plains" being great annoyance on
tho southern roads. The Canadian Pacific
has still less clkali land, but more desert,
as it crosses the great Kecwattin wilder
ness, that high, rocky plateau stretching
from Lake Superior to the Arctic ocean,
which is supposed TO be the remains of .
lofty mountain Of plutonic rock, the rock
having been swept southwark by icebergs,
and scattered in the form OF powders and
drift gravel. West OF that It crosses the
vast and very fertile plain Of Bed river;
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-10-06

LANDING PATIENTS AT HOSPITAL DOCK.
may see Gust far enough away to be ag-
Sravatingly lovely the goal for which
they long But as the age from West
India ports is not long enough for the yell
low fever to develop, those from infected
ports must stay out the time on Hoffman.
During the twenty-seven years incum-
bency Of tho present health officer two
and three-Guaiter millions Of immigrants
have passed his inspectors, and as many
as l25 vessels IN one day. In the century
New York city and vicinity have had over
or less serious, and In 1857 Bay Ridge, on
the Long Island shore, was frightfully
scourged. Since then no serious epidemic
has been propagated from incoming veg
sells, but it Is painfully true that In quar-.
antine matters eternal vigilance - the
lowest price Of safety
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-10-06
A Gard.

Ts all who are suffering from the errors and in.
discrettons of youth, nervous weakness. early de
cay, loss of manhood &c, I will send recipe
that will cure you, FREE OF CHARGE. This
great remedy was discovered by a missionary in
South America. Send n self addressed envelope
TO the REV. JOSEPH T. INMAN. Station ID. New York
City della
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-10-06
NEW Works. QUARANTINE.

How tho Cholera Stricken Immigrants
on the Alesia Are Being Cared for.
On the 22d Of September the steamer
Alesia, from MaSseilles and Naples, ar
rived at quarantine in the port of New
York with four cases of cholera on board,
and the appalling news that eight Of her
600 passengers had died during the voyage
Of that dread disease. A nervous thrill
ran through the city and the people took
o new and very intense interest in the
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foroee large expcl
for their cure, and
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-10-06

~ inKs Sore Throat, Clcers E6Ncfs
81 MSrcury, Kidneys and Bladder Troubcs
eaX BACK Burning Crine. Gonor rhea, elect sue,
ture-prompt relief ard cure for life
LADEN
ny his treatment y pure. lovely e0uprlex.
ION. Tree from saliowiess, frecklcs. blacL Eear,
SSruptons etc. brilliant eyes and perfect heath. can
pc d w men u IS nconvenent to come to the city,
cine VII be sent you free from gsze to suit the case
sSs I<earny Strses, xar Fraaessce.
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Notice to Creditors,
EsTArE OF LARKIN Coox, DECEASED,

ESTATE OF LARKIN Coox, DECEASED,
Notice 10 hereby given by the undnrsi gned
Administrstrix OF the Estate Of Larhn Cook de.
ceased ~ the creditors Of and sll persons having
claims against the said deceased, to exhibit them.
with the necessary vouchers. within four nonths
aiter the frst publication OF this notice, to the
said Administrstrix. at her rssidencs in the town
OF Broadford. IN the County Of Altnras.
Dated AZ HALEY. Idaho. Septemi or 8, 1887.
MRS. MARY z. COOK,
ADMINISTRATIVE OF the Estate Of Larhin coot,
so~e deceased.
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w. T. RILEY,
CRoY STREET, HALEY, IDAHO.
TREASURER'S NOTICE.

The following warrants will be paid presentation, money
received from the sale of Aturas County Funding
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-05-27
Don't Have to Sell Out.

The transparent advertisements
"Selling Out, -" sweeping Reductions"
Summer Slaughter old trade
chestnuts, and no one cracks them. No
good business house needs to resort to
such methods to attract customers. You
never hear of WOlfsOn putting out such
cards, and yet he keeps busy in the
hardest times. He does not have to 'sell
out" He is selling out" and "buying
in" all the time. He has worlds OF
goods. and is receiving cOnsignments
bought for cash all the time. The
harder the times the closer he buys and
the cheaper he sells. He can give you
today figures from 10 to 10 per cent be-
low those heretofore offered, and at this
''selling price" he is continually increas-
ing his trade. Put it down for a fact
that WolfsOn knows how to buy. and
when you examine his goods for quality,
style, make and price, you will under
stand how 1t is that he keeps selling
these hard times without ringing in the
old chestnut of "Selling off at cost"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-05-27
PERSONAL.

Ex-Governor Stockdsle is stopping at
the Menger.
Mrs. Dr. Frank Paschal has returned
to her home in chihuahua.
Mr.. Eugene Carolan was taken sick
yesterday.
Mayor Robertson, OF Austin, was at
the Maverick yesterday.
Mr.. w. F. Gohlke leaves for Cuero to-
morrow on business.
Mr.. c. T. Hicks, the tobacco man of
Austin, is at the Maverick.
Mr.. Aaron French and family, who
have been staying In the city for some
terday. They expect to return 10 the
fall.
Major J. W. Eckles, OF Oakland, Park
Ranch, 10 at the st. Leonard.
Capt. VIM. Lewis, wool grower of
Uvalde county, with spring clip, Is at
the st. Leouard.
Deputy Sheriffs s. V. Edwards and J.
p. Davis, Of COtulla, are at the st. Leon
ard.
M. M. Kelly, wife, child and nurse, of
st. Louis, are here on visit and have
apartments at the Southern.
Austin, are stopping at the Southern.
Charles Fl. Mayfeld, Esq who has
been on business trip to Karnes ooun-
ty, has returned and is in his old quar-
tiers at the Southern.
M. A. Withers, prominent stock
owner or Lockhart, reports fine pros
poets in that section of the country. He
is located at the Southern.
q. G. Barber, Of Gonzales, Is here look
ing up the stockmarket and is sojourning
at the Southern.
G. o. Horton, prominent citizen OF
Austin, is In his old quarters at the
Southern.
Mr.. John L. Lytle is In from his ranch
and ls staying at the Menger.
Mr.. Thomas Bennett, accompanied by
the Misses Mary A. and Marian Mann
and Abram Mann, Of Illinois, are guests
at the Menger hote!.
Deputy U. s.. Marshal Bell Is In the
city from Austin.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-05-27

Tine Excelsior Guards will have q
Mayfest and exhibition drill at Joske's
hall on Saturday.
The commissions for the new no.
tarles public are at the county clerks Of
fee. The new officials are requested TO
pay fees, file bond, and take the oath OF
ONCE on or before June 4Oth'
News from Pearsall shows that Hen
nv Toilet, one OF Mr.. Broderick Cioete's
sub-managers, was shot at the ranch on
Wednesday and so seriously wounded
that ne died on tue same evening
Mr.. 4. j. Gallagher will build S3OOO
brick house on East Houston street.
THE Sunset and Arkansas Pass rail-
road bows have been paid off.
-ceoros scbpette. who drives one OF
the City brewery teams, denies that his
team ran away as reported Dy a oontem-
porary.
The Belknaps are being heavily
backed In the city, the main bets being
that the kids beat the San Antonio
Rifles.
A nroieot ia on foot. dim at present,
VET A project. TO organize a live stock
exchange In this city.
Fl. B. Earnest, Esq, OF COtulla, and
Robt. SumerliD, ESQ, Of San Antonio,
were admitted to the bar In the federal
court yesterday.
The Knights OF Pythias will parade
with the other societies on Decoration
Day.
Gov. Ross received an application
yesterday from an lllinoisian to adopt a
chiId OF one OF tne Mediha droasn SUI Jul
droutn was broken anu lhat .ns s.a.e
~oula 'aAe care Vi i's ofpnai on'iuien.
me SniiuIeh anu Young peopie VI
mauIson SqeaIe snuI Tn,, nase " S epu
c,ai Pa o I0.', i9l ou ~ . ,a;,
' an .ne n,,arnnnn w Sor obnreh dannra1,ons
Capt. j: ID. POLK, VINO was recently
arrested at Eagle Pass on six-year-old
charge and taken to Pittsburg, has been
acquitted and passed through the city
yesterday en- route to Eagle Pass he
was Warmly congratulated upon HIS WIZ
o'cal'on'
-Tne present term OF Inc uistrlct
Herbert Meyer remembered the
LIGHT office by sending round the cake
and wine to celebrate his wedding. The
M. o., 80. 10. ,o,.
- Siv 20 ,I aV his n e hos
tootn, anu iUr . n'1 =, "as "a Sa
susPehSS;eu NC uon'''' 10 ons"se" III
hAine I'LL" up
The news from washington to-day
oy sPeciai oisp"'o" 10 ueo'ueuis iho"sio.
-Exereises, consisting OF songs ana
declamations, etc., were held at school
No. 3 Prof. Crossley, principal, this al
ternoon, beginning at O'Clock.
The city has use OF the old street
roller for repairing Jackson street, while
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-05-27
The Dance once More.

A pleasant dance, arranged by Messrs.
Moorhead, Hardesty, Peoples and Har-
vey, took place last night In the rooms
over O'COnnor Il Sulliyan's former bank
on Commerce street, which was at
tended by the following young ladies
and gentlemen: Messrs. Iceland,
+. Lucas, Joe Truax, Pancoast, Joe
RYAN, o j. Dowd, j.. Brightling, Il. j.
Marshall, Capt. Mitchell, A. w. Dunn.
WIN. Hickman, Cbas. Green, g. Braoy,
C.. +. Stafford. Schulz, MOrehead, Har-
desty, Peoples, Harvey, Misses Edna
Truax, Miss Zorkowski, Brooks, Rosa
Smith, Lena Flamm, Stella Flamm, Lita
Egen, Georgia Filbert, Mrs. Richards, OF
st. Louis; Miss Rosy, Miss Martha
Payne and others.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-05-27
District Court,

The court was engaged Wednesday
and Thursday in trying the five or six
Mexicans found in one nest last Feb
ruary by the detectives west OF the San
Pedro for the theft of large lot OF
household effects Of Nina Gordon, skins
belonging to I'll. Killing, etc. Wednesday
Manuel Corona, who stole the skins,
was given i've years imprisonment.
Yesterday Jesusa Castillo, the old
woman OF the party, pleaded guilty and
was sentenced to one year 10 the peni-
Tertiary, and Refugia CARA, another of
the women, was acquitted The little
girl arrested, Margarita Gomez, viii
probably be given In charge Of the sIs-
tiers OF charity in lieu of a reform school,
which San Antonio does not possess.
The case Of Leonardo Gomez. one Of the
gang, was cOntinued-untiln next term.
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Got There Safely.

Captain Mackey was delighted yester-
day to get letter from his wife, who
has arrived safely in Clorinda, Kansas.
Mrs. Mackey was on the train that was
stopped by robbers at Mcneil station.
AS soon as she realized what was up she
pTudentially, concealed her valuables on
the person OF her little son, and then she
and he lay quietly on the floor to miss
accidental bullets. She paid great at
tentiOn to Harry Lsnda, bandaging his
wounded hand, stopping the 1ow Of
blood, and IL he RECEIVERS he will be
largely indebted to her for his life. In a
few days Mrs. Mackey leaves Clorinda
and will proceed to Chicago.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-05-27
OFFICIAL PROGRAMME

For the Observance of Decoration Day.
The following is the programme for
next Monday, Decoration Day, as will
be followed under the direction Of the
g. A. R., OF this city:
THE PARADE.
First Division--Mountcd police.
Grand Marsha1-Col. G. g. Cresson.
Aides-Captain s. p Simpson, u. s. A.;
Lieut. o. NJ. Smith, U. S. A; Lieut.. J. %.
Hickey, Lieut., @. p. Scriven, u. 5. A.; Jno.
kinahan, G. A. r Fred Bader, @. A. X.
Eighth United States band
Colonel Elmer Otis and staff
Regular troops, L. S. A.
General stanly and staff.
OratOr-Wm. Huston and city officers.
+. o. Q. Ord Fest, 3, Grand Army Republic
Confederate Veterans.
Texas Veterans.
knights of Pythias.
Excelsior Guards.
SECOND DIVISION.
Aarshal-G. H. Duerler, chief of FIRE de-
partmeut.
Aides.
Civic societies.
TO be assigned positions as they report to
the chief marshal. Il
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-05-27

We hereby notify the public that Shafer Il
Braden have purchased the entire interest Of
Ed. II. Fritz in the Alamo COTniCe Works in
this city, together with his interest in all ac-
counts due the late firm OF VOdrie Il Fritz
and have assumed his liabilities in the said
firm.
The alamo COrnice Works" will hereafter
be carried on by the undersigned under the
firm name of VOdrie Il Co., who solicit the
patronage Of all old customers, and as many
new ones as may need anything in their line
II. +. NODRIE,
A. II. SHAFER,
5-27-6t-wlt ED. BRADEN, JR.
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LIGHT FLASHES,
And Other News Items Picked Around
Town By Our Reporters
Destiny.

There's a destiny that shapes our ends
rough, hew them ms we may.
A man is a bricklayer, and destiny changes
him 10 u successful lawyer or railroad mag
nate.
Circumstances takes the boy from the cot
ton patch or corn field into a BANK, and 10, and
behold, he becomes successful banker.
Two merchants In the same town. In the
same line of business-one plods along In an
old fogy way, letting day bring what IL VIII,
grumbIing at hard times, hard luck and the
country; the other cuts out n way OF his own,
makes business and reaps the benefit call II
destiny II you will; call II energy, business
snap, or business sense. l am in the cigar
business; destiny may have put me there, but
low prices, straightforward dealings, giving
out the bargains get to the people, has made
the business what IL is. Sim Hart, the tobac-
cOst.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-05-27
New Suits In District Court.

sam Byrne VS. Laura Byrne, divorce.
Shed Porter, VS.. Nellie Porter, for d.
vOrce.
Anita Gutierrez We. Feliciano Cutler
rez, for divorce.
John X. Shook VS.. Jacob Laux, to try
little and for damages.
Hypes Carriage company Va. Benz. 5.
Catlin, on open account
Anna Gombert va. Frank La Motto, ct
al, on note.
VIM. Bowls & Sons vs.. Chas. s. Wlgg,
on note.
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How They Served Him.

/. G. Mccoy, who resides with his
father at 450 North Flores street. went
out on Wednesday night and bought a
new pair OF pants and other articles.
Then he returned home and went to
sleep. This morning his pants were
missing and 80 were the S25 that he had
placed In one Of the pockets. The pants
were subsequently found in the back
yard, but the money had gone, 1t is sup
posed, with the thief, who placed them
there. The police have the matter 10
hand and claim to have clue to the
thief.